Russ Smith
Russell Conway Smith
Born: August 4, 1944
Bronxville, NY USA
Deceased: April 1, 2001
Long Beach, CA
Position: RB
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 212
College: Miami (FL)
High School: Stranahan (Fort Lauderdale, FL)
Career: 1967-1974
Drafted: 1966 in Round 5, #40 overall (AFL) by the San Diego Chargers
Russ Smith played from 1967 to 1974 during his career with the Portland Storm and San Diego Chargers. Smith ran for 924 yards in his career on 219 attempts, scoring 10 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 25 passes for 272 yards.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | AFL San Diego Chargers | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| AFL | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | AFL San Diego Chargers | 22 | 115 | 5.2 | 16 | 1 |
| 1968 | AFL San Diego Chargers | 88 | 426 | 4.8 | 37 | 4 |
| 1969 | AFL San Diego Chargers | 51 | 211 | 4.1 | 16 | 2 |
| 1970 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 52 | 163 | 3.1 | 21 | 3 |
| 1974 | WFL Portland Storm | 6 | 9 | 1.5 | 6 | 0 |
| AFL | 161 | 752 | 4.7 | 37 | 7 | |
| NFL | 52 | 163 | 3.1 | 21 | 3 | |
| WFL | 6 | 9 | 1.5 | 6 | 0 | |
| Totals | 219 | 924 | 4.2 | 37 | 10 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | AFL San Diego Chargers | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| 1968 | AFL San Diego Chargers | 7 | 71 | 10.1 | 24 | 0 |
| 1969 | AFL San Diego Chargers | 10 | 144 | 14.4 | 55 | 0 |
| 1970 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 5 | 44 | 8.8 | 11 | 0 |
| 1974 | WFL Portland Storm | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 7 | 0 |
| AFL | 18 | 221 | 12.3 | 55 | 0 | |
| NFL | 5 | 44 | 8.8 | 11 | 0 | |
| WFL | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 7 | 0 | |
| Totals | 25 | 272 | 10.9 | 55 | 0 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | AFL San Diego Chargers | 8 | 25 | 3.1 | 8 | 0 |
| 1969 | AFL San Diego Chargers | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| 1970 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 9 | 31 | 3.4 | 13 | 0 |
| AFL | 9 | 30 | 3.3 | 8 | 0 | |
| NFL | 9 | 31 | 3.4 | 13 | 0 | |
| Totals | 18 | 61 | 3.4 | 13 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | AFL San Diego Chargers | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 19 | 0 |
| 1968 | AFL San Diego Chargers | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| 1969 | AFL San Diego Chargers | 6 | 138 | 23.0 | 27 | 0 |
| 1970 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| AFL | 10 | 209 | 20.9 | 27 | 0 | |
| NFL | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Totals | 11 | 218 | 19.8 | 27 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | AFL San Diego Chargers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1970 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| AFL | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1967 | AFL San Diego Chargers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 1968 | AFL San Diego Chargers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||
| 1969 | AFL San Diego Chargers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| 1970 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||
| AFL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |
| NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
| Totals | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | AFL | San Diego Chargers | 12 | 0 |
| 1968 | AFL | San Diego Chargers | 14 | 0 |
| 1969 | AFL | San Diego Chargers | 14 | 0 |
| 1970 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 12 | 0 |
| 1974 | WFL | Portland Storm | 1 | 1 |
